DID YOU
KNOW that
The
National
Physical
Activity
Plan
Alliance
has for
the
third
time in
a row
given a
D- grade
for the
overall
physical
activity
level of
American
children
and
teenagers,
saying
that
only
about a
quarter
of them
get the
recommended
hour of
moderate-to-vigorous
exercise
a day?

The
initial
toll
of
these
habits
can
be
seen
in
poor
results
on
testing
for
physical
fitness,
but
the
true
cost
of
sedentary
lifestyles
may
lie
ahead,
with
poor
exercise
setting
the
stage
for
adult
obesity
and
related
illnesses
such
as
diabetes
and
hypertension.

The
Alliance
argued
for
a
need
for
a
"cultural
shift"
toward
incorporating
physical
activity
into
daily
lives,
with
an
aim
of
turning
the
idea
of
preserving
health
into
a
"patriotic
venture."

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HEARTS
Adults in
their early
60s, who
spend less
time sitting
and more
time engaged
in light to
vigorous
physical
activity,
benefit with
healthier
levels of
heart and
vessel
disease
markers,
according to
new research
inJournal
of the
American
Heart
Association.

Each
additional
10-minutes
spent
in
moderate-to-vigorous
intensity
activity
was
associated
with
leptin
levels
that
were
3.7
percent
lower
in
men
and
6.6
percent
lower
in
women.

Each
additional
10-minutes
spent
sedentary
was
associated
with
0.6
percent
higher
IL-6
levels
in
men
and
1.4
percent
higher
IL-6
levels
in
women.

Each
additional
10-minutes
spent
in
light
intensity
activity
was
associated
with
around
0.8%
lower
t-PA
levels
in
both
men
and
women.

Less
sedentary
time
and
greater
time
in
low-intensity
activity
were
beneficially
related
to
IL-6
and
t-PA,
regardless
of
time
spent
at
higher
intensity
activity.

To
improve
overall
cardiovascular
health,
try to
achieve
at least
150
minutes
a week
of
moderate
intensity
or 75
minutes
a week
of
vigorous-intensity
aerobic
physical
activity
(or a
combination
of the
two) and
muscle-strengthening
exercises
two or
more
days a
week.

MINDS

A study
of 1.2
million
people
has
found
that
people
who
exercise
report
having
1.5
fewer
days of
poor
mental
health a
month,
compared
to
people
who do
not
exercise.The
Lancet
Psychiatrystudy
states
that
team
sports,
cycling,
aerobics
and
going to
the gym
are
associated
with the
biggest
reductions.

More
exercise
was not
always
better,
and the
study
found
that
exercising
for 45
minutes
three to
five
times a
week was
associated
with the
biggest
benefits.

The
study
included
all
types of
physical
activity,
ranging
from
childcare,
housework,
lawn-mowing
and
fishing
to
cycling,
going to
the gym,
running
and
skiing.
All
types of
exercise
were
associated
with
improved
mental
health,
but the
strongest
associations
for all
participants
were
seen for
team
sports,
cycling,
aerobic
and gym
exercise
(reduction
in poor
mental
health
days of
22.3%,
21.6%,
and
20.1%,
respectively).

Even
completing
household
chores
was
associated
with an
improvement
(reduction
in poor
mental
health
days of
around
10%, or
around
half a
day less
each
month).

The
association
between
exercise
and
improved
mental
health
(a 43.2%
reduction
in poor
mental
health)
was
larger
than
many
modifiable
social
or
demographic
factors.

People
who
exercised
between
three
and five
times a
week had
better
mental
health
than
people
who
exercised
less or
more
each
week
(associated
with
around
2.3
fewer
days of
poor
mental
health
compared
with
people
who
exercised
twice a
month).

Exercising
for
30-60
minutes
was
associated
with the
biggest
reduction
in poor
mental
health
days
(associated
with
around
2.1
fewer
days of
poor
mental
health
compared
with
people
who did
not
exercise).
Small
reductions
were
still
seen for
people
who
exercised
more
than 90
minutes
a day,
but
exercising
for more
than
three
hours a
day was
associated
with
worse
mental
health
than not
exercising
at all.

The
authors
note
that
people
doing
extreme
amounts
of
exercise
might
have
obsessive
characteristics
which
could
place
them at
greater
risk of
poor
mental
health.

Steve:Traditional
saunas emit
direct heat.
Far Infrared
uses light
to create
heat. Far
infrared run
at much
milder
temperatures,
but travels
much deeper
into the
body, which
is why you
sweat more
vigorously.

Far Infrared
Therapy
offers
numerous
therapeutic
benefits,
most
importantly
enhanced
detoxification.
Many of our
clients use
it to
relieve
painful
joints, rev
up
metabolism,
and remove
buildup of
heavy
metals.

A
new
report
published
inMayo
Clinic
Proceedingsfound
that
sauna
bathing
is
associated
with
a
reduction
in
the
risk
of
vascular
diseases,
such
as
high
blood
pressure
and
cardiovascular
disease,
neurocognitive
diseases,
nonvascular
conditions,
such
as
pulmonary
diseases,
mental
health
disorders,
and
mortality.
Furthermore,
sauna
bathing
alleviated
conditions
such
as
skin
diseases,
arthritis,
headache,
and
flu.
The
evidence
also
suggests
that
regular
sauna
baths
are
associated
with
a
better
health-related
quality
of
life.
Wow,
what
can't
saunas
do?

A
second
study
fromNeurologystated
that
frequent
sauna
bathing
is
associated
with
a
reduced
risk
of
stroke.
In a
15-year
follow-up
study,
people
taking
a
sauna
4-7
times
a
week
were
61%
less
likely
to
suffer
a
stroke
than
those
taking
a
sauna
once
a
week.
Even
one
sauna
session
per
week
reduced
the
risk
of
stroke
by
14%
compared
with
those
who
did
not
take
saunas.

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